Husband: Obediah D. Britt #1835 Also known as: O. D. Britt
Born: 27 Jan 1836 in Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia 1,2,3 Census: 1840 in Crawford County, Georgia 4 (see note 1) Census: 9 Sep 1850 in Crawford County, Georgia 2,5 (see note 2) Military: 3 May 1862 - 26 Apr 1865 Confederate States Army 6,7,8 (see note 3) Census: 20 Aug 1870 in Crawford County, Georgia 9 (see note 4) Census: 7 Jun 1900 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 10 (see note 5) Died: Aug 1900 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 11 Buried: Aug 1900 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia Father: Obediah Britt #2795 Mother: Ava (Britt) #2132 Other spouse 2 Notes
Wife: Sarah J. Thombley #2858 died at age: 69
Married: 30 Oct 1856 in Worth County, Georgia 12 (see note 6)
Born: 1 Mar 1841 in Georgia 13,14,9 (see note 7)
Census: 9 Jul 1860 in Dooly County, Georgia 14 (see note 8)
Census: 20 Aug 1870 in Crawford County, Georgia 9
Census: 1880 in Dooly County, Georgia (see note 9)
Died: 26 Jan 1911 in Dooly County, Georgia 13
Buried: Jan 1911 in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Dooly County, Georgia 13,15
Father: Thomas Thombley #4525
Mother: Sarah (Thombley) #4524
Notes
1 M Charlie Artemus Britt #2859 died at age: 77 | Born: 18 Sep 1865 Crawford County, Georgia 16,17,18 sp. Martha Elizabeth Brown #4379 |Married: 3 Sep 1885 19,18 Born: 18 May 1867 Died: 25 Jul 1940 | Died: 7 Jan 1943 Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia 16,18 | Buried Jan 1943 Snow Ridge Cemetery 16,15
2 M Thomas Warshaw Britt #2860 died at age: 81 | Born: 16 Apr 1869 Crawford County, Georgia 20,17,18 sp. Debie Nora Watson #4738 |Married: Born: 1 Apr 1861 Died: 28 Nov 1924 | Died: 5 Aug 1950 20 | Buried Aug 1950 PineRidge Cemetery 20,15
3 M Rodessa David Britt #2881 died at age: 82 | Born: 25 Aug 1871 Georgia 21,1 sp. Mrs. Rodessa David Britt #7748 |Married: Born: 21 Nov 1857 Died: 31 May 1936 | Died: 4 May 1954 Dooly County, Georgia 21 | Buried May 1954 PineRidge Cemetery 21,15
4 F Palestine Elizabeth Britt #2878 died at age: 1 | Born: 2 Aug 1876 Georgia 22,1,18 | Died: 12 Sep 1877 Bleckley County, Georgia 22 | Buried Sep 1877 Bethany (B) Church Cemetery 22
5 M Edgar Hollis Britt #2880 died at age: 79 | Born: 31 Jun 1880 Dooly County, Georgia 23,1,18 sp. Frances Caroline (Britt) #4739 |Married: 1898 23,24 Born: 1862 Died: | Died: 22 Mar 1960 Vienna, Dooly County, Georgia 23 | Buried 24 Mar 1860 PineRidge Cemetery 23
Sources: (1) State of Georgia, Confederate Soldier Pension Application, CSA: Pension Application; Britt, O. D. An electronic Portable Document File (O D Britt.PDF) copy is in the possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets, Page 3. (2) Federal Census, 1850 Crawford County, Georgia; Division 20, Pg. 407, # 381/381. (3) Addie P. Howell and William R. Henry, Crawford County, Georgia, Federal Census Records for 1830, 1840, & 1850 (Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. / 1988), Pg. 64, # 381. (4) Federal Census, 1840 Crawford County, Georgia, In home of Jacob Hortman. Pg. 365. (5) Addie P. Howell and William R. Henry, Crawford County, Georgia, Federal Census Records for 1830, 1840, & 1850 (Central Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. / 1988). Listed in the home of James Mathews, Pg. 64, # 381. (6) State of Georgia, Confederate Soldier Pension Application, CSA: Pension Application; Britt, O. D. An electronic Portable Document File (O D Britt.PDF) copy is in the possession of Rozine Britt-Sheets. (7) Edited by Janet B. Hewett, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 (Longino & Porter / 1955-58). Muster Roll of Company A, 54th Regiment; Georgia Volunteer Infantry; Army of Tennessee; C. S. A.; Bibb County, Georgia; "Lamar Infantry.", Volume 5, Pg. 625. (8) Edited by: Janet B. Hewett; Arranged by Joyce Lawrence, Confederate State Roster; Georgia Name Roster A-J; Volume 1 (Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC / 1998). 54th Inf. Co., A. Pg. 93. (9) Federal Census, 1870, Crawford County, Georgia, District 593; Knoxville, Pg. 434a, # 768/778. (10) Federal Census, 1900, Muscogee County, Georgia; District 773 Columbus; ED 95 (Ancestry.com), Pg. 263A, # 173/187. (11) Edited by Janet B. Hewett, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 (Longino & Porter / 1955-58), Volume 5, Pg. 625. (12) State of Georgia, Worth County, Georgia; Marriage Book A (1854-1883) (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/worth/vitals/marriages/bka.txt). Transcribed by: Alice Jeffery; email AKJEFF@worldnet.att.net, Indexed: Brett, Obediah to Tombley, Sarah. Pg. 18. (13) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2858 Tombstone.jpg. (14) Federal Census, 1860 Dooly County, Georgia; District: Not Marked (Ancestry.com), Pg. 433, # 138/137. (15) Frances Christine Britt-Ryles, Family Information and Research, No email address available. (16) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2859 Tombstone.jpg. (17) Federal Census, Census: 1870 GA, Crawford County, Pg. 434a, # 768/778. (18) Jami Dufour, Family Information and Research. (19) Federal Census, 1920, Turner County, Georgia; District 141:Dakota, Pg. 4b, # 75/79. (20) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2860 Tombstone.jpg. (21) A. Rozine Britt-Sheets-Bickel, Family Research Papers, File: Bk2881 Tombstone.jpg. (22) Dorris Dixon & Betty Smith, Bethany (B) Church Cemetery List, Bleckley County, Georgia. (23) The Macon Telegraph, Obituary: Edgar Hollis Britt (Thursday, March 24, 1960), Pg. 10. (24) Federal Census, 1900, Dooly County, Georgia; MD 1012, Pg. 187B, # 305/305. Event Notes Note (1) 1840 Census; Crawford County, Georgia; Page 365: Note (2) 1850 Census, Crawford County, Georgia. September 9; Division 20; Page 407, # 381/381: Note (3) Enlisted 3 May 1862 as a Private. Mustered into Company "A" Company, 54th Georgia Regiment, Infantry. Listed as detailed: 26 April 1865, Government Shoe Shop, Girard, Alabama at close of war. Pension application indicates he was born in Knoxville, Georgia, died at Columbus, Georgia, August 1900. Note (4) 1870 Census, Crawford County, Georgia; August 20, 1870; District 593 G.M., Page 434a, # 768/778: Note (5) 1900 Census; Muscogee County, Georgia; June 7; District: 773: Columbus; ED 95; Pg. 263A, # 173/187: Note (6) Sarah's husband has not been located on the 1860 census. A marriage record has been located in Worth County, Georgia. It is not clear, why based upon the marriage information, that Sarah married Obediah Brett in 1856; yet she is listed under her maiden name in the home of her father on the 1860 census. Note (7) The 1870 census indictes Sarah was born abt 1835 in Georgia. The 1860 census indicates she was born in Alabama. Her tombstone, indicates 1841. Note (8) 1860 Census; Dooly County, Georgia; July 9; District: Not Marked; Page 433, # 138/137: Note (9) Sarah is listed with Edgar and R. D. in the home of her father Thomas Thombley. The census has not been viewed to validate information. The reference is 1880 Dooly 90-5-14.